# N929AX: 1968 Douglas DC-9-31, registration cancelled 2017-07-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 20, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Douglas DC-9-31](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-31) (registry code 3022065)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney JT8D series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (registry code 52053)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A6WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A6WE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 45874
- Year built: 1968
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: April 8, 1992
- Certificate issued: October 15, 2008
- Last registry action: October 15, 2008
- Mode S code: ACDFAF
- Owner when cancelled: [Dhl Network Operations (USA) Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DHL%20NETWORK%20OPERATIONS%20(USA)%20INC)
- Location: [Plantation, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Plantation)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 26.1125° N, 80.2749° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33324, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N929AX
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=929AX
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N929AX-2017-07-20

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Douglas DC-9-31: https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-31.md

## Service difficulty reports (71, newest 50)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR ABXA060308](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA060308), Nov 14, 2006: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. FLOORBEAM AT STA 446 APPROXIMATELY 12 INCHES INBOARD FROM RIGHT SIDE SKIN WAS CORRODED. REPAIRED AREA IAW REA D953-55057 MR.
- [SDR ABXA060307](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA060307), Nov 9, 2006: FINGER DOUBLER. CORRODED. FUSELAGE SKIN WAS BULGING AT FS 237, 294, AND 306 TO 332 LONGERON 18 RIGHT. REMOVED AND REPLACED FINGER DOUBLER FS 201 - 351 AT LONGERON 18 RIGHT IAW DC9 SRM.
- [SDR ABXA050290](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA050290), Nov 25, 2005: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. EMERGENCY EVACUATION LIGHTS WERE INOP. REPLACED BATTERY PACK IAW DC9 MM 3-53-02. OPS CHECKED GOOD.
- [SDR ABXA050158](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA050158), Jun 23, 2005: RELAY. MALFUNCTIONED. NOSE LANDING GEAR LIGHTS DID NOT ILLUMINATE. UNSAFE LIGHT WAS OUT. CYCLED GEAR WITH THE SAME RESULT. WIGGLED GEAR HANDLE AND NOSE LIGHT ILLUMINATED NORMAL. REMO
- [SDR ABXA050022](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA050022), Jan 22, 2005: WARNING SWITCH. DEFECTIVE. NOSE GEAR UNSAFE RED WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING UPLATCH CHECK (APPROX 10,000 FT MSL), COMPLIED WITH ABNORMAL. RECYCLED LANDING GEAR AND GOT GOOD DOWN AND 
- [SDR ABXA050012](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA050012), Jan 5, 2005: SKIN. CRACKED. RIGHT NOSE SKIN CRACKED AT 2 RIVETS AT FS 76.5 FORWARD OF FIRST OFFICER'S WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR. REPAIRED AREA IAW DC-9 JOB CARD EA 53100074-003-1.
- [SDR ABXA050014](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA050014), Jan 5, 2005: FITTING. CRACKED. FLOORBEAM SUPPORT UPPER END FITTING CRACKED AT BOTH BOLT HOLES FS 965 AT LEFT BUTTLINE 32. REMOVED AND REPLACED FLOORBEAM SUPPORT UPPER END FITTING IAW DC-9 SRM
- [SDR ABXA050013](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA050013), Jan 5, 2005: SKIN. CRACKED. LEFT NOSE SKIN AT STA 69.5 FORWARD OF CAPTAIN'S WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR NEEDED STRIPPED AT AREA MARKED. REPAIRED AREA IAW DC-9 JOB CARD EA 53100075-003-2.
- [SDR ABXA050010](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA050010), Jan 4, 2005: PAN. CRACKED. FORWARD LOWER CARGO DOOR PAN CRACKED BETWEEN LATCH AND STOP FROM GOUGE. REPAIRED FORWARD LOWER CARGO DOOR PAN IAW DC-9 SRM 52-05.
- [SDR ABXA050011](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA050011), Jan 4, 2005: SUPPORT FITTING. CRACKED. FORWARD LOWER CARGO DOOR STOP SUPPORT FITTING CRACKED AFT OF FORWARD HINGE INSIDE LIGHTING HOLE. REMOVED AND REPLACED FITTING ON FORWARD LOWER CORNER DOOR AFT O
- [SDR ABXA050009](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA050009), Jan 4, 2005: SUPPORT FITTING. CRACKED. FORWARD LOWER CARGO DOOR SUPPORT FITTING CRACKED AT STOP BOLT HOLE. REMOVED AND REPLACED FITTING IAW DC-9 SRM 51-30-1 AND 51-30-5.
- [SDR ABXA050008](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA050008), Jan 4, 2005: PAN. CRACKED. TWO CRACKS EMINATING FROM HILOC HOLE AT AFT LOWER DOOR STOP ON FORWARD LOWER CARGO DOOR. REPAIRED AREA AND REMOVED AND REPLACED BRACKET IAW DC-9 SRM 52-03, 51-3
- [SDR ABXA050007](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA050007), Jan 4, 2005: PAN. CRACKED. TWO CRACKS EMINATING FROM HILOC HOLE AT UPPER FORWARD DOOR STOP ON FORWARD LOWER CARGO DOOR. REPAIRED AREA IAW DC-9 SRM 52-03.
- [SDR ABXA050006](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA050006), Jan 4, 2005: FITTING. CORRODED. CORRODED BATHTUB FITTING LONGERON 29 LEFT STA 996. REMOVED AND REPLACED FITTING AT LONGERON 29 LEFT IAW DC-9 SRM 51-30-5.
- [SDR ABXA030415](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA030415), Nov 6, 2003: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. EMERGENCY LIGHTS WOULD NOT TEST. REMOVED AND REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHT POWER PACK IAW DC-9 MM 32-53-02.
- [SDR ABXA030181](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA030181), May 20, 2003: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. EXFOLIATED FLOORBEAM IN FORWARD LOWER CARGO, FS 313 AT RIGHT BUTT LINE 6. REPAIRED CORRODED FLOORBEAM IAW DC-9 SRM 53-05.
- [SDR ABXA030180](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA030180), May 19, 2003: BULKHEAD. CRACKED. LEFT FORWARD PYLON BULKHEAD WEB HAD CRACK AT ATTACH FASTENER 20 INCHES FROM FLOOR, LEFT BUTT LINE 54. REPAIRED IAW DC-9 SRM 53-01.
- [SDR ABXA030179](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA030179), May 14, 2003: LONGERON. CRACKED. LONGERON 17 RIGHT CRACKED BEHIND SPLICE SECTION AT FS 965 BEHIND FORWARD PYLON BULKHEAD. REPAIRED AREA IAW DC-9 SRM 53-02.
- [SDR ABXA030178](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA030178), May 13, 2003: WEB. CORRODED. LEFT CUSP WEB EXFOLIATED BETWEEN FS 256-275. REPLACED CUSP WEB AT STA 237 TO 296 IAW DC-9 SRM 51-30-1 AND 51-30-2.
- [SDR ABXA030177](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA030177), May 12, 2003: BEAM. CRACKED. MAIN ENTRY DOOR HORIZONTAL BEAM ABOVE UPPER HINGE ATTACH POINT WAS CRACKED. REPAIRED MAIN ENTRY DOOR BEAM PLANE NR 5 IAW DC-9 SRM 52-05.
- [SDR ABXA020299](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA020299), Nov 10, 2002: DOOR FRAME. CRACKED. WHILE COMPLYING WITH AD 80-02-16, FOUND CRACK IN OUTER PLUG DOOR FRAME. REPAIRED AREA IAW REA D952-45160-MR.
- [SDR ABXA020258](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA020258), Oct 23, 2002: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. EMERGENCY LIGHTS NOT ARMED WAS NOT ILLUMINATED ON OVERHEAD PANEL. REPLACED 2 EACH, 1.2 VDC BATTERIES IAW DC-9 MM 33-53-00-8. OPS CHECKED GOOD.
- [SDR ABXA010677](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA010677), Jan 17, 2002: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. CABIN EMERGENCY LIGHTS TEST VERY DIM, OVERHEAD PANEL IN COCKPIT. REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHT POWER SUPPLY BATTERIES IAW DC-9 MM 33-53-00-8-0001.
- [SDR ABXA010571](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA010571), Nov 4, 2001: CONTROL VALVE. DEFECTIVE. SLOW BUT STEADY LOSS OF CABIN PRESSURIZATION AT FLIGHT LEVEL 350, FOLLOWED BY ODOR OF HEAT FILLING THE COCKPIT. EMERGENCY DECLARED. SELECTED HIGH PRESSURE BLEED
- [SDR ABXA010523](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA010523), Sep 20, 2001: FRAME. CRACKED. MULTIPULE CRACKS WERE FOUND ON FRAME 718 AFT INBOARD FLANGE. THE FIRST CRACK IS LOCATED IN THE MACHINED RADIOUS AND EXTENDS SIX INCHES FROM THE BASE. THE SECOND
- [SDR ABXA000283](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA000283), May 24, 2000: WIRE. BROKEN. ON GEAR EXTENSION AT LBB, RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR LIGHT WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. RECYCLED GEAR AND PERFORMED ABNORMAL PROCEDURES. LANDING WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPAIRE
- [SDR ABXA000104](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA000104), Feb 9, 2000: SHEAR TIE. CRACKED. SHEAR-TIE AT STA 996 AND LONGERON 18L IS CRACKED.. REPLACED SHEAR-TIE IAW DC9 SRM 51-30-5 AND 51-30-2.
- [SDR ABXA000099](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA000099), Feb 2, 2000: FINGER DOUBLER. CRACKED. FINGER DOUBLER IS CRACKED AT STATION 239 JUST BELOW LONGERON 18 LEFT INSIDE FORWARD LOWER CARGO COMPARTMENT. REPAIRED FINGER DOUBLER IAW ABX REA D953-35352.
- [SDR ABXA000098](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA000098), Jan 31, 2000: ANGLE. CORRODED. DURING C CHECK, FOUND THE FORWARD LOWER CARGO COMPARTMENT DOOR FORWARD HINGE LOWER FUSELAGE SUPPORT BRACKET ATTACH ANGLE EXFOLIATED. REPLACED ANGLE IAW DC9 SRM 
- [SDR ABXA000097](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA000097), Jan 31, 2000: WEB. CRACKED. DURING C CHECK, FOUND THE LEFT FORWARD EMERGENCY EXIT DOOR INTERIOR WEB CRACKED. REPAIRED WEB IAW DC9 SRM 52-01, FIGURE 2, SHEET 3.
- [SDR ABXA000096](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA000096), Jan 31, 2000: ANGLE. CRACKED. DURING C CHECK, FOUND STA 756 BULKHEAD CENTER VERTICAL SUPPORT ANGLE CRACKED. REPAIRED ANGLE IAW DC9 SRM DRAWING NR K05159.
- [SDR ABXA000095](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA000095), Jan 31, 2000: BEAM. CRACKED. DURING C CHECK, FOUND NR 5 HORIZONTAL BEAM IN FORWARD ENTRY DOOR CRACKED AT THE BOLT HOLE AT THE CENTER OF THE BEAM. REPAIRED BEAM IAW SRM DRAWING NR K05159.
- [SDR ABXA000094](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA000094), Jan 31, 2000: RIB. CRACKED. DURING C CHECK, FOUND A RIGHT WING TRAILING EDGE RIB ABOVE THE INBOARD FIXED VANE CRACKED. REPAIRED RIB IAW ABX REA D957-35354.
- [SDR ABXA000093](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA000093), Jan 31, 2000: RIB. CRACKED. DURING C CHECK, FOUND A RIGHT WING TRAILING EDGE RIB ABOVE THE INBOARD FIXED VANE CRACKED. REPLACED RIB IAW DC9 SRM 51-30-2 AND 51-30-5.
- [SDR ABXA000092](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA000092), Jan 31, 2000: PAN. CRACKED. DURING C CHECK, FOUND THE SERVICE DOOR PAN CRACKED IN TWO PLACES AT THE FORWARD UPPER CORNER. REPAIRED DOOR PAN IAW DC9 SRM 52-03 FIGURE 3.
- [SDR ABXA9900361](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9900361), Apr 26, 1999: WIRE. BROKEN. NOSE GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE DURING GEAR RETRACTION. RECYCLED GEAR, UNSAFE LIGHT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE INTRANSIT. ALL OTHER INDICATIONS WERE NORMA
- [SDR ABXA9800534](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800534), Jun 4, 1998: ANGLE. CRACKED. WHILE COMPLYING WITH C INSPECTION, FOUND THE RIGHT ENGINE PYLON TO FUSELAGE ATTACH ANGLE CRACKED AT FS 996. REPLACED ATTACH ANGLE IAW DC-9 SRM CHAPTER 51-30-2.
- [SDR ABXA9800533](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800533), Jun 4, 1998: SKIN. CRACKED. WHILE COMPLYING WITH C INSPECTION, FOUND THE RIGHT AFT FUSELAGE SKIN CRACKED AT FS 945 BETWEEN LONGERONS 15R AND 16R. REPAIRED IAW ABX REA D953-23860MR.
- [SDR ABXA9800486](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800486), Jun 2, 1998: LONGERON. CRACKED. DURING C-CHECK, FOUND LONGERON 17L CRACKED AT STATION 980 FRAME ATTACH POINT. REPLACED LONGERON IAW DC9 SRM 51-30-2 AND 51-30-5.
- [SDR ABXA9800485](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800485), Jun 2, 1998: ANGLE. CRACKED. DURING C-CHECK, FOUND NR 1 ENGINE PYLON TRAILING EDGE INTERIOR ANGLE CRACKED AT AFT OUTBOARD CORNER. REPLACED ANGLE IAW DC9 SRM 51-30-2, 51-30-5 AND DACO DWG 99
- [SDR ABXA9800484](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800484), Jun 2, 1998: WEB. CANNED. DURING C-CHECK, FOUND CUSP WEB OIL CANNING AT STATION 945 TO 965, LEFT SIDE. REPAIRED CUSP WEB IAW ABX REA D953-23817-MR.
- [SDR ABXA9800527](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800527), Jun 1, 1998: FRAME. CRACKED. WHILE COMPLYING WITH C-CHECK, FOUND FUSELAGE FRAME AT FS 980 CRACKED AT LONGERON 16R. REPLACED FUSELAGE FRAME SECTION FROM LONGERON 15R TO LONGERON 18R IAW DC-9
- [SDR ABXA9800473](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800473), May 31, 1998: BEAM. CRACKED. DURING C-CHECK, FOUND FORWARD LOWER CARGO COMPARTMENT DOOR VERTICAL BEAM CRACKED AT BOTTOM FORWARD PRESSURE STOP. REPLACED VERTICAL BEAM IAW DC9 SRM 51-30-2 AND
- [SDR ABXA9800469](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9800469), May 25, 1998: ANGLE. CRACKED. DURING C-CHECK, FOUND THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR WHEEL WELL DOOR JAMB ANGLE CRACKED INBOARD OF HAND PUMP. REPLACED ANGLE IAW DACO DWG 9915518 AND DC9 SRM 51-30-
- [SDR ABXA9701906](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9701906), Dec 3, 1997: SPAR. CRACKED. RIGHT WING REAR SPAR HAS CRACK ON WEB AT STATION 58. REPAIRED IAW ABX REA D957-21828.
- [SDR ABXA9701682](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9701682), Oct 21, 1997: ROD ASSY. OUT OF ADJUST. DURING APPROACH UPON GEAR EXTENSION, THE GEAR DOOR OPEN LIGHT WOULD NOT EXTINGUISH. WHEN GEAR WAS RECYCLED, THE DOOR LIGHT WENT OUT AFTER A PERIOD OF TIME. CHEC
- [SDR ABXA9700607](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9700607), Feb 14, 1997: DOOR. DELAMINATED. WHILE COMPLYING WITH AD 91-22-07, FOUND RIGHT MAIN LANDING OUTBOARD DOOR DELAMINATED. REPLACED RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR OUTBOARD DOOR IAW DC-9 MM 32-12-01.
- [SDR ABXA9701011](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9701011), Oct 28, 1996: TAB. CORRODED. FOUND ELEVATOR CONTROL TAB INBOARD NOSE CAP CORRODED. REPLACED NOSE CAP (P/N 591041311) IAW DC9 SRM 51-30-1.
- [SDR ABXA9700458](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9700458), Oct 16, 1996: ANGLE. CRACKED. DURING C-CHECK, THE LEFT UPPER AFT PYLON ATTACH ANGLE WAS FOUND CRACKED NR WC-855. REPAIRED ATTACH ANGLE IAW DC9 SRM 51-30-1.
- [SDR ABXA9700457](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ABXA9700457), Oct 16, 1996: FITTING. CRACKED. DURING C-CHECK, THE LEFT WING MOVEABLE VANE AFT ATTACH FITTING WAS FOUND CRACKED, NR WC-800. REPLACED ATTACH FITTING IAW DC9 OHM 27-50-2.

All 71: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N929AX-2017-07-20/reports.md

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Incident 20010302008469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010302008469I), Mar 2, 2001: Doug DC931 (N929AX), Syracuse, NY. (-23)On March 2, 2001 at 0631 EST, a Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-31, s/n 45874, N929AX, registered to abx air inc., experienced a hazardous material spill in the…

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